Irvine Welsh has warned Trainspotting fans that the final escapades of its characters is “unlikely” to make it onto the big screen - despite saying he felt he had “no option” but to write a final book about them.

THESE days, it’s one of Edinburgh most fashionable areas, with a sparkling historic waterfront full of bars and restaurants, and enough of its old industrial and dockland heritage still present to give the place some edge and character.